It’s been years ago when I took my PUPCET. I remember taking PUPCET because I was not sure of passing the UPCAT. For those who do not know, PUPCET stands for PUP College Entrance Exam. PUP or Polytechnic University of the Philippines is the second most popular state university in the Philippines. It has lower tuition fee as compared to the University of the Philippines. PUP is also the school where poor students go since UP increased its tuition fee by 300% from the old tuition fee of 300 pesos.

Because of UP’s exorbitant tuition fee, many students flock the PUPCET in the hope of entering a cheap but reputable university. I remember the last time when I accompanied my sister to take her PUPCET. PUP ground is full with people and I am sure that it will be the same this coming Sunday, when I accompany my brother to PUP.

Going early to examination area is a must so as to avoid being late. I have seen many students running like mad just to reach their rooms after the bell signaling the start of the PUPCET rang. If your testing area is in PUP Main Campus in Santa Mesa, Manila then you must expect heavy traffic because many people will go to the PUP Main Campus and the volume of people creates traffic jam.

The advantage of reaching the PUPCET test area early is that you have time to relax and prepare yourself for the exam to come.

2. Bring Your Test Permit and Your School ID and other Documents

Never forget to bring your test permit! There are PUPCET examinees who forgot their test permits and they try to beg the examiners to take the exams. Examiners may allow you to take PUPCET but you have to pass many processes, which put you in great stress and might affect your mood in taking the exam.

Bringing your school ID and other documents like school record is also good because if there are some problems, then you have the documents that you need to back yourself up. You should always prepare for the worst.

3. Do Study the Exam Subjects

According to my sister, who took PUPCET two years ago, the exam is subdivided into four subjects and those are Mathematics, Science, English, and General Information. For the English subject, expect that there will be reading comprehension. For the General Information, expect questions about current events so be sure that you updated about the recent events and the big news in our country.

4. Mind the Time When Taking the Exam

PUPCET is easy and most of the questions are multiple choice questions so it is easy to guess the answer if you do not know the answer. Though PUPCET is easy, the catch is the short time limit for every subject. The trick here is to be fast when answering questions. Answer the questions that you know the answer first and skip those questions that you have no or unsure answers. This will make sure that you have at least sure points for the exam. Then, start answering the questions that you skipped. If you don’t really know the answer, then all you have to do is to guess.

Be always mindful of the time when taking PUPCET. Time during the exam run very fast and if you are a slowpoke then you’re doomed. However, don’t sacrifice speed for correctness. You must make sure that you are shading the right letter when you are answering the exam.

5. Don’t Rely on Leaks or Cheat Sheets

There is cheat sheet or a leak of the PUPCET that circulated when I took my PUPCET. I got hold of the cheat sheet and studied it diligently. However, I did not trust the cheat sheet much so I continue my review routine. Then, when the exam came, there’s a rumor that the PUPCET admin changed all the questions because they discovered the leakage. Thus, those people who relied on the cheat sheet were fried and failed the exam. The moral of the story is not to depend on cheat sheet or leakage. It is ok to study the cheat sheet to give you insight of the exam but don’t rely on it alone because if the leakage was discovered, you will surely fail.

So that is my tips when you are taking PUPCET. Hope that my tips help you and if you have other tips or experience when taking the PUPCET, then don’t be shy to share it by leaving a comment.

As far as I remember, the exam has the usual subjects like the other college entrance exams. You will have math, science, english. For English, my younger sister said that there is reading comprehension. Also, when I took the exam, there are questions about current events.

Hope you pass the exam Melody. I will add you to my prayers this evening.

its exactly 20 years since i take the exam at PUP and my daughter is now taking the exam. madali lang kasi noon may NCEE pa so fresh ang memory sa review when taking the entrance exam. thanks for the tips and advice.

I suggest that you don't worry much about your ranking in high school. Below average, average and above average students can all fail the PUPCET if they don't study diligently. All three type of students have the chance of passing the PUPCET.

Above average students has the advantage, of course, because they already understood the basic concepts in subjects like Math, Science, English, etc. Pero madadaan naman iyon sa matiyagang pag-rereview.

PUPCET is easy and fun to take. Practice in solving simple math problems, understand the basic laws of basics, increase your reading comprehension skills and be up to date with general knowledge. By the way I took the exam 13 years ago. I got a 99% rating :).

My PUPCET's tomorrow and I really have no idea on what to do. Thank God I found this page. :> I didn't review and I don't think it's a good idea to do it tomorrow so I guess I'll just have to rely on my stock knowledge. @_@

Wow thanks for the tips sir! :) I'll take the exam on Feb19. I am perfectly unprepared. By the way is it true that out of 90,000 examinees PUP will only get 8,000-9,000? This shakes me to death. PUP is my dream school :(

For those who took the 1stbatch, please give me more ideas. Especially science and math :( Let us all pray for our test. God bless aspiring PUPians!

paano po ba ito->Notarized affidavit that applicant did not enroll in any school/college/university within and outside the country with "waiver" that if there is concealment of previous enrolment, PUP enrolment becomes null and void.

ang tagal ko ng wala sa school its been 15years ago, but since there still hope for me to take my college life.. i will try to take PUPCET so i tried to browse for some tips.. kaya ako nakaabot dito sa siteni admin.. lapit na eh, this coming 29th na.. very nervous, but still i prayed for that.. if it is meant, its meant :) goodluck din sa mga kukuha ng exams.. God bless us all..

Questions in PUPCET are subdivided into four subjects and those are Mathematics, Science, English, and General Information. For the English subject, expect that there will be reading comprehension. For the General Information, expect questions about current events so be sure that you updated about the recent events and the big news in our country.

Hi !! The tips you gave us really help me a lot..PUP is my only chance and i'm not confident in passing the UPCAT..I do really hope,I will pass the PUPCET..Just want to say thankyou for giving us tips sir..:D

hi this is edryl wayne d. grefaldo,just like the other here..im really thankful i had found your blog.im also taking PUPCET on jan 2013,im an ALS passer and i really haven't got the chance to attend my highschool formally,since 1st year to 4th year.so i'm not quite confident i can really make it.could you share some piece of advice that i can do to win this exam?i already read some of your advice.really having some trouble about math and science...please help me.